Rafa runs a profit maximizing firm. It turns out that for Rafa his fixed costs are $1,000 and his avoidable fixed costs are $600. In his current short run situation when he has successfully set his marginal revenue equal to his marginal cost where marginal costs are rising, he is disappointed to discover that his economics profits are negative. In fact at this production level his profits are $- 500.
Required:
1. Which one of the following statements is TRUE?
A) Rafa's accounting profits must also be negative in the short run.
B) Rafa should shut down in the short run.
C) Rafa should continue to produce at a loss in the short run.
D) If Rafa is a monopolist, he should continue to operate in the short run, otherwise he should shut down.

If the government is required to balance the budget and the economy falls into a recession, which of the actions is a feasible policy response? cut taxes to encourage consumer spending invest in infrastructure increase government spending to stimulate the economy cut spending equal to the reduction in tax revenue what is a likely consequence of this policy? unemployment falls due to the economic stimulus. the negative consequences of the recession are magnified. consumer spending increases due to their ability to keep more of their after-tax income. there is hyperinflation due to an increase in aggregate demand.

Budget in this final week, you will develop a proposed budget of $150,000 for the first year of the program and complete the final concept paper for the proposed program due for senior management review. the budget should identify the program's anticipated expenses for the year ahead. budget line items should be consistent with the proposed program and staffing plan. using the readings for the week, the south university online library, and the internet, complete the following tasks: create a proposed budget of $150,000 for the first year of the proposed program including the cost for personnel, supplies, education materials, marketing costs, and so on in a microsoft excel spreadsheet. you may transfer your budget to your report. justify the cost for each item of the proposed budget in a budget narrative.

Alpha industries is considering a project with an initial cost of $8 million. the project will produce cash inflows of $1.49 million per year for 8 years. the project has the same risk as the firm. the firm has a pretax cost of debt of 5.61 percent and a cost of equity of 11.27 percent. the debt–equity ratio is .60 and the tax rate is 35 percent. what is the net present value of the project?